CES 2014: This is What Formula E Will Sound Like

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The Formula E electric racing series will arrive this September with 10 teams signed up to participate in the inaugural season. So far, though, only one car exists—the Spark-Renault SRT_01E. The Spark will serve as the model for all of the other Formula E cars during the first season. After the first season, the series will be open, meaning Formula E teams will be able to modify their cars and try out new technologies.

Housing a 440-pound battery pack that only lasts about 20-25 minutes, the Spark can hit 140 mph and accelerate from 0-62 mph in 3 seconds. Once the battery gets low, drivers will have to pit and swap out cars. Former F1 racer Lucas di Grassi is the official test driver for Formula E and took the car for a spin around the Mandalay Bay's parking lot during this week's CES. The car's high-pitched whine lacks the raucous excitement we're used to from race cars, but with viewers having the ability to give their favorite drivers a mid-race power boost via an online vote, we're interested to see how the first race goes this fall in Beijing.